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Friday, October 30, 2009

Schnibbles, Schnibbles, Schnibbles..... there will be a few Schnibbles passing through blog land in the next day or two. Cindy Lou Who was the pattern of choice for the month of October. I was not going to make this one, mostly because I did not have a moment of inspiration about color choices, and because the pattern was not available locally. But on a return trip, we stopped in the Olde Green Cupboard in Jacksonville Florida, and there she was! Cindy Lou Who in all of her glory :-) I loved the colors and of course wanted the fabrics they had chosen. No way! This sample was made up two years ago, and the fabrics were all gone of course. So I studied it, bought some similar fabric and was on the hunt for the pattern.

After finally getting ahold of the pattern, I dug into my CW stash and this is my Cindy Lou Who..........

I love how she turned out and I was up til the wee hours last night doing the quilting. I had to post this today because Cindy Lou is going to have to take a rest while I have other pressing projects to complete.

And have you ever visited Kelly at I Have a Notion? She's such a sweet and funny gal and has such great prices on all of her notions and supplies. Well about a week ago I found out that she had drawn my name for a signed copy of a yet to be released Edyta Sitar book called "Friendship Triangles".

This book is so beautiful and has some gorgeous quilts. Here is a sneek peek!

Okay peeps, now it's time to visit the other Cindy Lou Who's Schnibbles parade. Check out the side bar of Sherri or Sinta's blog. I am also linking with Sew and Tell this week, being that I have something that I sewed and can tell about ;-)

Thursday, October 29, 2009

I have been on busy street this week, so it's been a couple of days since I've posted anything. Projects are looming, but I wanted to post these sweet pumpkin pictures that my friend Sharon(no blog) shared with me. Enjoy!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Boy this Schnibbles is about to do me in!!! The 2" pieces are like rabbits. But they are not multiplying. I have to cut, cut, cut them out...............

This is what my floor looks like today -

And Yes I had to number all of my blocks, because knowing me I would have gotten them out of order. And NO the Grinch did NOT return my block, so I had to make another one. And even the extra 2" squares that make up the star. He must have really liked the fabric.

Five more days! Will I make it?? Hummm....... whoooooo knows! We will just have to see...........

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Okay, so I've been sewing the last two days! I've been working on Cindy Lou Who but "doing it my way", so I hope that it will all come together.

I've only got 9 days left to make the finish line.

And while I was at it, I could not sleep one night (too many family stretching things on my mind), and I needed to make a quickie quilt for a gift. It's for a boy, which my fabric stash is slim pickins in the boy department. But I found some patriotic fabrics that would work.

There were even some 6 inch squares already cut out! hummmm..........

Anyway, I did not have quite enough so again I went plundering through the scrap pile. I found this panel, which I think I'd like to work into the backing.

I actually did not know I had this because it came in a box that another quilter gave me. Isn't it so nice to share?

Vruummmm, vruuuummmmm............

It is coming together very nicely.

Now I need to dig deeper into the stash cave and see if I can come up with some backing! Woo-hoo, a productive week ;-)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

I have never been to the great state of Texas, but I have a very dear friend Sharon (no blog) who lives in Garland Texas. She and her family recently went to the State Fair. She knows how much I love to quilt, so she sent me a few pictures.

Don't you just love the boots?

This one is just too cute :-)

And I think this one is my favorite.

Sure wish I could have been there to see all these beautiful quilts in person. Thanks for coming along with me on a virtual tour :-)

Monday, October 19, 2009

I thought that might catch you attention :-) There are so many giveaways going on this week, that you might want to check them all out. Please mention that you saw it here, on my blog. Woo-hoo fun times ahead.

First, Pumpkin Patch Primitives is giving away a Fat Quarter Bundle of Red Rooster's Pumpkins & Spice Fabrics. Yes that is 27 Fat quarters! If she gets 250 signers, there will be two bundles. AND if she gets 350 to sign up there is a $100 gift certificate! So hop, hop, hop over.

Barb's Good Life is giving away the cutest Santa and a Holiday cookbook. Please stop over and take a look.

My sweet friend Kelly at I Have a Notion is giving away a new book that is not even out yet. "Friendship Triangles" by Edyta Sitar. It is a signed copy with lots of great new patterns.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Last week I traveled with my dear sweet hubby to South Carolina. I've never been there before, and we had a wonderful trip. On the way home, I asked my dear sweet hubby if we could possibly stop in Jacksonville. Being the sweet guy that he is, he took me to the Olde Green Cupboard :-)

I've only been there once before, and it is such an incredible quilt shop.

And today, YEAH, the mailman brought me a pattern that has been elusive to me.......Funny, the last time I had a hard time finding the fabric, and this time it was the Schnibbles pattern. But thanks to Sinta and Sherri, I was able to track one down. And for a little peek at my fabric choices............

Friday, October 9, 2009

Please be sure to stop by and visit Park City Girl's Bloggers Quilt Festival. I participated when Amy held one last spring, and it is a lot of fun, plus you get to see so many beautiful quilts.

For this year I am sharing my Schnibbles quilt Winter White which can be found on this post. I loved the beautiful Glace fabrics. They are a cool and hot combination. Please stop by and take a look. And also take a walk through the other quilters blogs. You will not only enjoy the quilts, but you will find so many talented and creative quilters.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009

I know this has been said before on several other blogs, but I would like to encourage everyone to be helping hands. Barb from Bejeweled Quilts by Barb lives in America Samoa, where they were hit by the Tsunami last week. Barb and her family are safe, but there are needs. Many people have lost everything. If you would like to help, please send Barb or Pat an email. Barb suggested sending priority flat rate boxes. It costs us only half as much to ship this way then in our own boxes.Also many of you already know about the accident that happened to Terry's ( Terry's Treasures) husband. Please go to Laurie's blog ( A Yankee Quilter), and find out how to donate a quilt block that will go towards a comfort quilt for Terry's family.

We are a big quilting community, and with each others help, we can send some comfort and relief to those in need. Thank you for taking the time to read this post and to make an effort to do something for one of our fellow quilters.

If you have never visited Dena's blog, you are missing a special treat. Dena is a sweet gal, and has a wonderful blog. She recently wrote a tutorial on how to do paper piecing. That's one I'm saving, as I've never done paper piecing before.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Do you remember that crazy movie?? It's a movie with Don Knotts involving some of his antics. Or do you just think about the days when a bottle of soda (pop) required a nickel deposit, and when you returned the bottle, you got your nickel back?

Well, I really enjoy reading everyone's comments on my blog. But sometimes there is a little problem. You see, when you leave a comment on my blog, I would really love to be able to send a reply back. Many of you write a comment but when I try to reply, I can't send you a message back because there is no where to send it. Do you know if you are leaving a no-reply message?

I would love to be able to chat with you. So here is how to do it if you don't know how:

•first, go to your blogger dashboard•near your picture or logo on the left, click "Edit Profile"•go to the first section labeled "Privacy"•in this section, the third line down should say "Show Email Address"•make sure the IS a Check Mark in the "Show Email Address"•if you don't have an email address listed, you can fill it in in the "Identity" section•The MOST IMPORTANT part when you finish, is to go to the bottom of the page and click "Save Profile" on the bottom left side. If you do not click save it won't work.

Now I have a message for Sharon (no-reply) who asked about the quilt hanging in my friends sewing room. She wanted to know which pattern it was. Sharon, the pattern is called "The Blooming Nine Patch" and it is in the book "Traditions with a Twist" by Blanche Young.

And please remember that you can still sign up for my giveaway. I will be closing the comments tonight. Go back to this post to leave a comment. I'd really love to hear from you.

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